Dale Blasing 1930-2025
Dale Eugene “Blaze” Blasing, 94, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, June 22, 2025, at Midland Hospice House.
He was born Nov. 23, 1930, in Zeandale, the son of Dean and Katharine (Marks) Blasing. He attended Manhattan High School and later earned his GED in 1982.
He served in the United States Army National Guard from May 6, 1948, to Nov. 22, 1990, when he retired honorably as a Master Sergeant. Dale worked as a small instrument’s repairman.
Blaze was a member of the Holton Country Golf Club where he spent many years with the men’s golf group. He scored a hole-in-one and was always entertaining to be around. He was also a member of the Knights of Columbus and St. Matthew’s Catholic Church of Topeka.
Dale was also a member of the TWA travel club and traveled around the world experiencing new adventures and meeting interesting people along the way.
Dale married Betty Jean Fink in 1954; they divorced. From this union, they had five children: Deborah, Beverly, Paul, Karen and Teresa (Tess).
He then married Gloria A. Seip and farmed cattle west of Holton. They later divorced.
Survivors include daughter Debbie Murphy of Belton, Mo., and her children, Nathan (Melissa) and Justin and daughter Michelle; daughter Beverly Blasing of Freeport, Fla., and her daughter Briana (Shawn) Kuszak of Topeka; son Paul (Kathy) Blasing of Topeka and their daughters Kristyn (Jeff) Brown of Topeka and Jamie (Bryan) Bahr of Olathe; Karen Valesano of Hazelwood, Mo., and son Adam (Brittany) Losson of Olathe; daughter Tess Counts of Hazelwood, Mo.; and son Matthew (Jamie) Counts of Loveland, Colo. Dale is also survived by his 13 great-grandchildren and a sister, Patricia Simon.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Dean and Katharine Blasing; sisters, Cecilia Reznicek, Mary Kay Walsh and Dorothy Dyer; and brother Larry Blasing.
Blaze enjoyed spending time with his great-grandchildren, Titan Osburn, Mackenzie and Makayla Murphy, Emma Rose Murphy, Ayden and Mason Gore, Jaxson Brown, Avery and Kennedy Bahr, Elias and Elsie Claire Losson and Marcus and Amelia Counts.
Blaze was an avid sports fan, especially football. He followed K-State and the Kansas City Chiefs. He also watched the Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals.
The family will receive family and friends at 12 p.m. Friday, June 27 at Dove Cremations and Funerals Southwest Chapel, 3700 S.W. Wanamaker Rd., Topeka, KS 66610. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 1 p.m. Cremation will follow the ceremony. Dale will be laid to rest at St. Patrick’s Cemetery in Ogden.
The family invites you to join them after the service for light snacks and drinks from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at The Happy Basset Brewing Co., 6044 S.W. 29th St., Topeka, KS 66614.
To share a memory of Dale or leave a special message for his family, visit ww.DoveTopeka.com
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